The U.S. Embassy’s Office of Public Affairs is pleased to invite you to a Fulbright Reflections Series presentation by Ms. Jessica Lee titled “Ndiyo, Viziwi Wanaweza: Deaf Lives in Tanzania” on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam.
This presentation is a discussion of preliminary research findings by anthropologist Jessica Lee. Deaf people in Tanzania face oppression from institutions, communities, and families. After spending nearly a year collecting life histories and experiences of deaf people, Ms. Lee discusses the severe marginalization of people who are deaf and their incredible ability to not only survive but thrive in Tanzania. From remote villages to downtown Dar es Salaam deaf people are facing the challenges of being a citizen in a developing country, a person with a disability, and a member of a burgeoning cultural community.
Jessica Lee is currently a Fulbright Fellow and doctoral student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. After learning sign language in the Unites States and then graduating as the first hearing person from the Deaf Studies M.A. program at Gallaudet University in Washington DC, Lee has turned her sites on the Deaf communities of Tanzania. In the US she works as a nationally certified interpreter for the deaf, college instructor and street performer. As part of her responsibility as a cultural ambassador for the US to Tanzania she spread peace, Pez, and bluegrass in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.
As we have limited seating, to attend this presentation, registration is required by June 1, providing full names of participants by emailing paodar@state.gov (please use subject “register for Fulbright presentation by Jessica Lee”) or by calling 022 2668001 ext. 4186 or 4181.
Please note that large bags, briefcases, cell phones, cameras, liquids, weapons, lighters and electronic items like car alarm key chains are among items not permitted into the Embassy. Please also note that you may not take photographs near the Embassy. As it takes about ten minutes to clear security procedures, please arrive at the Embassy a few minutes before 2:00 p.m.
The Fulbright Program is a U.S. Government funded graduate exchange fellowship. For more information, please contact the Fulbright Coordinator at drs_exchanges@state.gov or visit our website at http://tanzania.usembassy.gov/educational_exchange.html.
With best wishes,
The Fulbright Program
Educational Exchange Programs
Office of Public Affairs, American Embassy
686 Old Bagamoyo Rd., Msasani
Box 9123, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Voice: +255 22 2668001
Fax: +255 22 2668251
Email: drs_exchanges@state.gov
Fellowship Programs: http://tanzania.usembassy.gov/educational_exchange.html
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